Texas Estates Code 306.003 – Order Granting Letters
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Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 306.003
- Court: means and includes:
(1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;
(2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original probate jurisdiction; and
(3) a district court exercising original probate jurisdiction in a contested matter. See Texas Estates Code 22.007 - Decedent: A deceased person.
- Estate: means a decedent's property, as that property:
(1) exists originally and as the property changes in form by sale, reinvestment, or otherwise;
(2) is augmented by any accretions and other additions to the property, including any property to be distributed to the decedent's representative by the trustee of a trust that terminates on the decedent's death, and substitutions for the property; and
(3) is diminished by any decreases in or distributions from the property. See Texas Estates Code 22.012 - Person: includes a natural person and a corporation. See Texas Estates Code 22.027
When letters testamentary or of administration are granted, the court shall enter an order to that effect stating:
(1) the name of the decedent;
(2) the name of the person to whom the letters are granted;
(3) the amount of any required bond;
(4) the name of at least one but not more than three disinterested persons appointed to appraise the estate and return the appraisement to the court, if:
(A) any interested person applies to the court for the appointment of an appraiser; or
(B) the court considers an appraisement to be necessary; and
(5) that the clerk shall issue letters in accordance with the order when the person to whom the letters are granted has qualified according to law.